Envelop VR develops productivity software called the Envelop Virtual Environment (EVE) that lets users do normal and immersive computing while inside VR headsets. The company’s initial product, EVE, is intended to allow developers and users to stay in their headsets rather than switching back to 2D monitors. Envelop VR plans to make EVE publicly available when consumer VR headsets such as the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive reach mass-market availability later in the year. Led by CEO and co-founder Bob Berry, the company said it will use the new funds to continue growing its product and business teams. The article reports operating financing details: an additional $1.5M in Series A, bringing the company’s Series A to $5.5M and total funding to $7.5M to date. The firm is based in Bellevue, Washington. Envelop VR builds enterprise and productivity software that enables businesses and consumers to create, work and play in immersive, 3D virtual-reality environments. The company is preparing to release its product into the hands of select virtual-reality developers this winter ahead of mainstream headset launches next year. Envelop said it will use the Series A proceeds to expand its engineering and business teams. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in downtown Bellevue, Washington. Leadership includes CEO and co-founder Bob Berry and CTO Jon Mavor, who bring VR and advanced rendering experience. Envelop helped launch and significantly grow the SEA-VR conference in the Pacific Northwest. Envelop VR develops enterprise and productivity software that enables users and businesses to create, work and play inside immersive 3D virtual reality environments. A core product feature, described as VRinVR, lets VR content developers work and create while inside their own 3D environment, reducing context switching between 2D tools and 3D content. The company positions this workflow improvement as a way to boost developer productivity and improve end-user experiences. Envelop plans to continue designing and developing its software offering and to expand its team. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in downtown Bellevue, Washington. Leadership includes co-founder and CEO Bob Berry and CTO Jon Mavor, who bring prior VR and advanced rendering experience.

Total raised

$12M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Jan 2016